Ghana-DervinPaz



Introduction:

Ghana is located in the continent of africa. it formed after the british colonies merged of the Gold Coast, and the Togoland trust territory. By 1957 Ghana became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain independence. Ghana is located in Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, in between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo. It's area is around the 238,533 sq km.

Population:

The population for Ghana is estimated to be around 24,652,402. Ghana population is large, Ghana's population is still rising because the birth rate and death rate are not nearly close.

Population Growth Rate:

The population growth for Ghana is 2.2%. Having a 2.2% growth population is good for Ghana because it means the birth rate is higher than the death rate.

Birth Rate:

The birth rate for Ghana is high, its 33 / 1000 population. One of the most important reason of Ghana's high birth rate is its lack of education amongst the people. People don't have the same access that other people living in more advanced countries have. No one is their to explain them that having many babies means more responsibility and more investment economically.

Death Rate:

The death rate in Ghana is low, its 7.7 / 1000 population. Death rate in Ghana might be low because their is only 4% of old people and more than 50% of the population are in between the 30 - 60s. The population is not to old.

Net Migration Rate:

The net migration rate is .56 migrant(s) / 1000 population. Not many people migrate to Ghana because it is a country which has been developing and just recently started to grow faster, so i think that the migration rate might be low now because of Ghana's history. In the future many people might be thinking if moving into Ghana for better life opportunities.

Infant Mortality rate:

The infant mortality rate for Ghana is 40.9 / 1000 live births. This may be because the people having many babies is not always high in resources, this means many of their babies die of hunger or bad treatment when just borne.

Life expectancy:

Total population 61.45 years at Ghana 60.22 - males 62.73 - females Life expectancy in Ghana is low because people are poor and with no education, some don't have electricity and neither good healthcare.

Doubling Time:

Doubling time = 23 years. The doubling time is large because Ghana has become into a fast growing country with its population growing at a fast rate.

Ghana's issues:

Lifestyle in Ghana might not be as good as in the US. Many people are quite happy with their lifestyle maybe because they haven't experienced or seen someone with a better life. Many Ghanians are not well educated so they conform with their lifestyle. People that are not happy might led to that their healthcare is really poor, if they have the privilege to at least have one. Do to this low healthcare in the country the population is mostly young, and by young i mean 20 - 60 years form the 56% of the population and only 4% are older than that.

Ghana might be found in the LEDC but it is also amongst many other African countries that are rapidly growing and becoming a MEDC.

Ghana has a enormous issue with AIDS, more than 250,000 people are currently living with aids, because, again the low healthcare

Poor conditions of a Hospital ER.

REFERENCE:

1. "Central Intelligence Agency." //CIA //. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2012. .